A Glean movie guide
The Perfect Con
Nothing is as it seems.
Heist films where the biggest score is the surprise waiting at the end.
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The movie list
- 01
The Usual Suspects
A sole survivor recounts a botched heist, leading to one of the most legendary plot twists in cinema history.
Held in an L.A. interrogation room, Verbal Kint attempts to convince the feds that a mythic crime lord, Keyser Soze, not only exists, but was also responsible for drawing him and his four partners into a multi-million dollar heist that ended with an explosion in San Pedro harbor – leaving few survivors. Verbal lures his interrogators with an incredible story of the crime lord's almost supernatural prowess.
- 02
Inside Man
A brilliant bank robber stays two steps ahead of the police in this layered, high-stakes game of cat and mouse.
When an armed, masked gang enter a Manhattan bank, lock the doors and take hostages, the detective assigned to effect their release enters negotiations preoccupied with corruption charges he is facing.
- 03
The Sting
Two grifters execute an elaborate, multi-layered con that keeps the audience guessing until the final reveal.
A novice con man teams up with an acknowledged master to avenge the murder of a mutual friend by pulling off the ultimate big con and swindling a fortune from a big-time mobster.
- 04
Ocean's Eleven
A charismatic crew pulls off a massive Vegas heist using masterful misdirection to hide their true plan.
Less than 24 hours into his parole, charismatic thief Danny Ocean is already rolling out his next plan: In one night, Danny's hand-picked crew of specialists will attempt to steal more than $150 million from three Las Vegas casinos. But to score the cash, Danny risks his chances of reconciling with ex-wife, Tess.
- 05
Now You See Me
A team of illusionists uses stage magic to pull off impossible bank heists right under the authorities' noses.
An FBI agent and an Interpol detective track a team of illusionists who pull off bank heists during their performances and reward their audiences with the money.
- 06
Trance
After a heist goes wrong, a hypnotic search for a missing painting blurs the line between memory and reality.
A violent gang enlists the help of a hypnotherapist in an attempt to locate a painting which somehow vanished in the middle of a heist.
- 07
Logan Lucky
Two brothers pull off a clever NASCAR heist that subverts traditional tropes with a surprisingly smart reveal.
Trying to reverse a family curse, brothers Jimmy and Clyde Logan set out to execute an elaborate robbery during the legendary Coca-Cola 600 race at the Charlotte Motor Speedway.
- 08
Widows
Three women attempt to finish a heist their husbands failed, leading to a sharp and unexpected narrative shift.
A police shootout leaves four thieves dead during an explosive armed robbery attempt in Chicago. Their widows have nothing in common except a debt left behind by their spouses' criminal activities. Hoping to forge a future on their own terms, they join forces to pull off a heist.